Takoma Park, MD vs Chillum, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricTakoma Park, MDChillum, MD
Population17,63234,871
Median Household Income$108,136$79,864
Median Rent$1,432/mo$1,735/mo
Median Home Value$749,200$393,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.1%46.7%
Poverty Rate9.1%12.4%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k340265*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,3821,919*
Median AQI3940
Good AQI Days /yr299306
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows30°F30°F
Snowfall10 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute34 min36.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.313.1
College Degree Rate61.7%22.6%
Foreign-Born %28.7%51.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%-1.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Chillum (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.